The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-09-22

Otn1 ouvezttssnS mAASe1. ~ - Ic2 estate
agencies and other railroads woald do % we'll
there would be ne lack q visitors TO Florida
this winter.
Cedar Key Gulf Vies.' The killing Of Jas
per xedlin last week, cast OF Bronson, seems 10
have been one Of those unfortunate - well as
highly criminal acts growing out Of family feuds-
Ill feeling has long existed in this family. grew
ing out Of the settlement OF the estate 81 the late
Willis r Medlin, and il has eliminated ct last
in murder, in which there is Q retrbutive feature.
as Aedlin Is the man who was tried for his life
for the killing Of Osteen some years ago.
Bristol Nes Era : Another silver coin was
found, by H o. Calvin, short time since IN
the southern part of the county. los years old,
with the same inscription IS the one found by
Walter Sanders, some time ago. "A few days
ago quite q bear fight occurred on Telogie
Three dogs were killed by the bear, and several
seriously wourded The bear was 81 last killed
By Jerry Forchard AT the time he shot him he
was on . dog. One Of the feet measured seven
inches across.
Benson 7SEs<s 1t is almost an assured fact
that the Morgan line of steamers will be running
10 Cedar Key by the frst Of October. This
will make that town one Of the most important
wholesale msrts in this section Of The State.
The crops are fair. and the farmers are all IN
good spirits most of them having abandoned The
credit system and having kept out OF debt, are
in better shape than they have been for years
very great degree, for the improvement In the
condition of the planters
Quincy HtyaH.' A bridge is to be built
over Auapulgas creek where the cambridge
road crosses it, Mr. B. F. Shelter, OF Con-
cord. was in town last Tuesday on his way to
Louisiana where he goes 10 dispose OF county
rights 10 bis patent nee cleaner. II Is said TO be
the bes; machine Of its kind ever invented. and
in il Nj Shelter has fortune. .Messrs
Kreichmar and Cory, tobacco agents, have re-
turned, and are now doing the county on horse
back Their coming 10 our county will be pro-
duclive of much good, and We hope that cur Gil
Zens will extend 10 them every courtesy
-Wakulla Tins We are just in receipt Of a
letter from "O!d Nat" in which he says: " |
an completely disguised with the Indian coun-
iry. and, " hit or miss l will return 10 Florida
The first week in October. -. Fish wagons,
from ,he uI-country, can now be seen daiiy roll
ing ~ enrcute TO our Gulf coast. AS many as
twelve or fifteen have passed through the village
this week while as many more has doubtless
gone dow by other roads leading " the coast.
This means more money for fishermen as
each wagon buys from $40 to $25 worth OF fish.
Mr. L. T. Viewer, prominent citizen Of our
county, has invested an improvement on vehicle
axes He has filed an application and Will have
his invention patented.
-DeL.nd Chronic1: At their last meeting
the County Commissioners offered VIM. Jack
son 800 rent per year for three years for his hall
at D4ytona for the use Of the Daytona Lies
They must now furnish suitable armory tor
the DeLand Rifles. :. Last Tuesday writ OF
habea= corpus was issued by Judge Brnome, and
Captain Rice, one of tine founders OF Iltusvllle,
was brought here charged with being an acces
sOry 70 the Hoyt murder. Ii seems that when
the sheriff of Brevard county was away trans
ferring Cook to the Orlando jail, mob put Cap
tain Rice in Jail without any commitment and
50 when he came before Judge Broome without
iolic nAnfh he " m m1di 10 q
leased.
st Andrews Messenger: Mr.. Cobb, who has
for some time been acknowled as the most sue
cessiul catcher Of big fish with hook and line
that have on the bay, was somewhat sur
prised when he hauled in his line few morn
ings ago over at Red Fish Point 10 find only the
head OF a monster shark which had been hooked
during the night and the body eaten of by other
fish. The head was two feet nine inches broad,
and four feet six inches across the fore fms.
Mr. Killing and wife recently arrived from
Iowa, having come all the way with horse and
wagon, and been leo days on the way. They
stopped few days in De Fnniak and promised
the rusilers for that town if they not better
suited here would 60 back; they have concluded
10 remain here. Mr.. r. went out fishing in the
bay the next day after reaching here and only
caught % fine large trout with hook and line;
however, as he had never caught fish before in
bis life he was satisfied.
-ApdlacnlcOla Itn1cs 10 the suit OF JOnn It
RIge We. the Mayor and Council of Apalachcola,
Injunction suit to restrain the city from leasing
the Florida Promenade to the Apalachicola Oys-
ter Canning and Fish Company, Judge Walker,
sitting al Tallahassee as a court of chanccry. de-
lied the injunction Of Mr.. Ruge. Hon. w. T.
Orman, and his daughter, Miss Sadie, returned
the last steamer accompanied by Miss Fila
Love, Of Quincy. The Cypress Lumber Com
paDy has a very large number of RATS lying up
in the Deighborhood of Hurricane Reach. A
party who has seen them says if the RATS were
tied together they would make roadway six
miles in length. Major Gardner, of New Or
leans who has been in the city for the past
era days. has purchased the dredging machine
from Mr. S. " Kimball. AS soon as her re-
pairs are completed Captain Hatton will take
her 10 Pascagoula and put her TO work. -.
Through the courtesy of Senator Pasco and
others ApaiachicOla has been re installed as a
display station Of the signal service, repeating
Pensacola signals.
Madison Rscoyder: Mr.. J. F. Hinton, of
Hamburg, brought TO this office on Monday
last a bunch Of Spanish peanuts, the foliage OF
which stood all OF two and half feet high and the
roots were very thick with the clusters Of nuts
Mr.. ii. informed US that last year he secured
email package of the seed of this nut, from the
planting Of which he gathered three pecks
which were in turn planted this year. Of the
present crop one acre has been gathered and
Mr. II. expects, and his expectations are based
upon measurements Of wagon loads already
made, To get Is bushels of nuts and two and
one-haIf tons OF forage per acre. He believes
this TO be the best variety of peanut ever grown
in Florida and is plentifully supplied with seed
for any one who may wish to plant thcm......
The scalps Of large bear and catamount were
brought into town last Friday tor the bounty
placed upon these animals by the last Legisla-
ture Mr.. S. Il. Thomas, Jr., brought four
horse load Of rye into town yesterday which he
was shipping at good prices He is one of the
farmers Of the county that doesn't run on the all
cotton plan. AT this time indications OF a
short crop Of cotton in this county are to be
seen in almost every field. The prospects for
large yield during the early part of the CROWN
season were marred as the plant began TO fruit
by continued wet weather for several DAYS,
added to this caterpillars have appeared and are
doing great damage. Many who profess 10 know
estimate the yield at one-half while others go
still below that figure. Few are to be found who
calculate upon anything above one half q full
crop.
-Daytona Journal. The expectation of or
anges from the Halifax coast will fall little short
this year of the last crop, and the groves have
also made splendid growth. The piles, frame
timber and lumber for the bridge across the St.
Johns are being rapidly accumulated at San
MaieO, and as soon as the point OF crossing is
definitely settled, work upon its erection will be
commenced. Amongst the many improve
ments being made along the line of the railroad,
mond are not the least important He is prepar.
ing half an acre of subirrigation beds after the
Marsh plan to show how much celery aud gar
den sass generally can be raised here. The To-
cation is adjoining the OrmOnd depot and he
nronoses thai every traveller who comes shall